Ketu in the 7th can bring detachment or misunderstanding in partnerships; a spiritually minded spouse is common.
What the 7th house governs
The 7th house, Kalatra bhava, covers marriage, spouse, partnerships, business dealings and public life. It is a kendra (angular) house, one of the pillars of the chart.
What Ketu brings
Ketu is the south lunar node. It represents detachment, past-life skills, spirituality and liberation (moksha).
What changes the result
- Sign and dignity: Ketu exalted or in its own sign gives the best version of this placement; debilitated or in an enemy sign, the weaker version.
- House lordship: which houses Ketu rules for your Lagna decides whose matters it carries into the 7th house.
- Aspects and conjunctions: Jupiter's aspect protects; Saturn, Mars or Rahu add pressure.
- Dasha: the placement shows most strongly during Ketu's own Mahadasha or Antardasha (7-year Mahadasha).